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Developmental Repetitions (15 mins)

Organization:

As above

Instructions:

A plays to B who opens up and plays to C. C drives at A and beats them with a scissor.

Coaching Points:

- Quality of movement (timing)

- Quality of first touch/passing

- Communication

- Quality of move

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Semi-Opposed (15 mins)

Organization:

As above

Instructions:

Player A takes a touch to either side to begin the activity then plays to B. B opens up and finds C. On C's first touch A becomes a passive defender and applies pressure to C. C beats A by combining with B using a give and go

Rotation: A to B, B to C, C to A.

Coaching Points:

- Quality of check

- Communication

- Quality of pass

- Drive at defender's front foot

- Keep ball close, touch on every step

- Play late as possible with outside foot

- Direction and weight of return pass

- Quick movement to receive the ball back again

Progressions:

- Attacker can choose to scissor instead of give and go

- Defender (A) is now live and trys to win the ball. Play 2v1 game to endlines. Keep score.

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Fully Opposed (20 mins)

Organization:

1v1 + 2 Nuetral Players start off on the flank, in a 30x40 yard grid, using 2 small goals.

Instructions:

Players play a 1 vs 1 game for 2 minutes, they have two support players either side of the field they can use to help get past the defender. Support players must stay on outside of field and only have one touch.

Coaching Points:

* Drive at defender

* Look to commit them

* Observation of defender before deciding what to do

* Angle/distance of support of neutral players

* Use of correct surface to pass the ball

Progression:

Players may enter field of play to make quicker combination.

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